Redneck Royalty

I was skimming through the Wall Street Journal (online) and came across a video feed of Nikki Haley speaking to WSJ's Neil King.

The points that I took away from this coverage were:
1. South Carolina endorses cutting state spending on things that "government wasn't meant to pay for--aka 'the arts'."
2. Government is not "all things" for "all people"...
3. We need to look at the country as a whole--yet we need the government to understand that there are individual states that need individual rights/mandates.
4. Nikki Haley needs a stylist.


In response:

A GAO report just published findings that the federal government is spending between 100-200 billion dollars each year on multiple federal programs which characteristically do the exact same thing. One program in particular having processes within the FDA and the DA's offices. If the federal government can waste this much money on things like "processed egg safety" then why the hell can South Carolina not afford to teach people how to dye the eggs afterward?

I'm glad, too, that Nikki Haley made mention that government wasn't meant to be "all things" for "all people" (while still carrying on the idea that the federal government should bow to the dispositions of individual states). First--who makes up the state population? Individuals. Does every individual agree with Nikki Haley's propositions? No. Does Nikki Haley promote the idea of individual mandates for citizens of her state? No. Why then should the federal government--made up of individual states--make mandates to accommodate the grievances of each individual state? Believe me, Nikki Haley, we can tell by your outfit that you don't support artists...

If South Carolina really wanted to get itself out of its deficit it would legalize marijuana and gambling, line the streets with condoms and other contraceptives, and teach people the difference between the words "good" & "well".

What I've learned today in life, love and politics:
Life: If leaves were currency then money would grow on trees.
Love: ARTISTS vs. ALIENS
Politics: Headache.

All done in good humor...

Playing "Ketchup"

That title really has nothing to do with this post...


Last night I started watching Freakonomics. It would have been more interesting had I not also been e-shopping simultaneously, but...

About the only thing I remember from the documentary was a study done by Harvard (?) researchers looking in to the correlation between socio-economic status and names. The study found that there were over 200 ways to spell the name "Unique" (amongst other things). Optional spelling: Uneek being my favorite example.

I wonder if that was what the producers hoped one would get from watching Freakonomics?

Well anyway, you're now "ketched-up" in my life.


Today in life, love and politics:
Life: Sharts do exist.
Love: Baseball season.
Politics: Lindsay Lohan is dominating this whole Libya thing...

...all done in good humor